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#FDCB59

#fdcb59 ≈ Sunglow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdcb59 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 79.61% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.76% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 41.71°, with 97.62% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sunglow (#ffcc33), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6432

Complementary

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #598bfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #59ddfd
  3. #7959fd

Analogous

  1. #fd7959
  2. #fdcb59
  3. #ddfd59

Triadic

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #59fdcb
  3. #cb59fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #8bfd59
  3. #598bfd
  4. #cb59fd

Square

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #59fd79
  3. #598bfd
  4. #fd59dd

Monochromatic

  1. #bb8302
  2. #fcb30d
  3. #fdcb59
  4. #fee3a5
  5. #fff9eb

Shades

#fdcb59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #e4b750
  3. #caa247
  4. #b18e3e
  5. #987a35
  6. #7f662d
  7. #655124
  8. #4c3d1b
  9. #332912
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdcb59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #fdd06a
  3. #fdd57a
  4. #fedb8b
  5. #fee09b
  6. #fee5ac
  7. #feeabd
  8. #feefcd
  9. #fff5de
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdcb59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #f1c45d
  3. #e4bc61
  4. #d8b565
  5. #cbad69
  6. #bfa66d
  7. #b29e70
  8. #a69774
  9. #998f78
  10. #8d887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4cfae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed75e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbab2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edcb52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4d25c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc197 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdcb59 {
  color: #fdcb59;
}
Background
.bg-fdcb59 {
  background-color: #fdcb59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdcb59 {
  border: 2px solid #fdcb59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdcb59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 203 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdcb59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdcb59, #ddfd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdcb59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 203 89 / 0.35);
}

#ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.98 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.07 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.38 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.60 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.61 #0234a6 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Sunglow
#fdcb59  rgb(253, 203, 89)  hsl(42, 98%, 67%)  Sunglow
#598bfd  rgb(89, 139, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#59fdcb  rgb(89, 253, 203)  hsl(162, 98%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#cb59fd  rgb(203, 89, 253)  hsl(282, 98%, 67%)  Medium Orchid